#495
“crazy… . So this is really… ?”
Diana sighed in a daze and returned to the sky where bright yellow light was fluttering. While disbelief and anticipation spread simultaneously in her gold-golden eyes.
“Nonsense, nonsense…!”
Seran’s astonishment followed.
She looked up at Lucia with her eyes twice as big as those of an ordinary person, and added out of breath.
“No matter how great the White Gold Dragon is, he cannot destroy this demon world-”
Even before she finished speaking, a sound like cracks spreading echoed through the air. Seren stopped and looked up at the sky.
“… oh my god.”
In her wide-open blue eyes, countless cracks were engraved across the sky. The sky of the devil’s mirror, pierced by countless thunderbolts, was breaking like a mirror.
Coo coo coo coo-
The ground began to shake just as Seren’s black lips opened in a daze.
Crumbling… !
Moro, who had been snorting with anxiety, howled with his mane fluttering.
“… … !”
Lucia also lost her balance and fell to the ground due to the sudden and intense earthquake. Diana, who had been looking up at the sky with eyes filled with anticipation, and Seren also crouched down as if they were prostrating themselves on the ground.
Kugugugugugugu-
Ian was the only one still standing on both feet. He kept his balance as if he was riding a wave, even as the roar and vibration shook his entire body.
“… … .”
His eyes looked up at the sky filled with familiar golden light, but he did not look happy at all.
Rather, he even frowned.
Perhaps the thought crossed my mind that escaping from this demonic realm on my own might have been an impossible goal from the start.
‘How on earth did they go through so much preparation… ?’
As Lucia had been trying to say, even considering the gap in time spent in the rift, it still seemed too early.
It was clear that the decision had been made to tear down the wall, even if it meant risking the side effects.
‘As expected, is it because of me?’
Ian’s eyes narrowed a little more. No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t think of another reason why Platinum Dragon made that choice.
Jejeojeok- Jejeojeok-
It was then that the cracks that spread across the sky began to fall like broken glass.
Beyond the crack, dark clouds billowing golden light were revealed.
Blah blah blah-
On the surface of the falling fragment, the sky of the Demon Realm was still clearly reflected as if in a mirror.
Ian’s gaze followed the pieces of sky pouring down like rain.
Pieces of the sky were dispersing, as if evaporating, losing their shape before reaching the ground or sea level.
“… … ?”
Ian frowned as he once again took in the sea that was finally revealed beyond.
The isolated sea was no longer calm like a lake. It was spreading out like a puddle of water with rain pouring down, with countless concentric circles.
It was clear that it wasn’t just because of the earthquake. Far away, close to the horizon. An ominous purple light was slowly spreading beneath the sea surface.
While Ian stares at the purple color becoming more and more vivid.
Wow!
In one corner of the sea where concentric circles were spreading out, huge pillars rose up, spraying water.
They were tentacle-like legs with lots of ugly suckers sticking out. Although its body was hidden beneath the rolling waves, it was not difficult to infer that it was very large.
Kuhwaa- kwaa- ah-
It was almost simultaneously that other bridges began to rise across the sea. Each one had a lot of suckers that looked like huge thorns or blades.
Amidst the purple ripples beneath the sea surface, tentacles sprouted here and there, waving as if dancing toward the sky.
‘Even if it’s just worship… ‘Are you doing it?’
The sight was enough to make the furrow between Ian’s eyebrows deepen. Because the tentacles all over the sea looked like they were struggling with joy.
Those sea monsters must have noticed what was happening too, and they must be very happy about it.
Kwaaaa- Kuwak-
Long, huge monsters whose exact shape was unknown rose and fell repeatedly above the sea surface. Each time they did, the huge waves that spread out shook the purple-tinged sea turbulently.
“… … .”
“… … .”
Not only Ian but also the entire group who bowed down looked at the sight in fascination for a moment.
A strong earthquake and the sky, colored in golden light, falls into pieces. And the sea where all kinds of monsters run wild was reminiscent of a scene just before the apocalypse.
In fact, it wasn’t a completely wrong idea. Wasn’t the Black Earth Demon Realm collapsing?
“… … !”
It was only a few seconds later that Ian’s eyebrows suddenly rose.
His eyes darted down to his left arm. This was because heat began to spread from his forearm. A red light shimmered through his armor.
Ian finally remembered the existence of the gods he had overlooked. With the collapse of the Demon Realm, their influence had begun to reach out again.
“ah… Ah… ?”
Lucia’s scream-like sigh followed immediately after. Ian turned his head quickly and immediately realized that she was in a similar situation to him.
Hwarrr…
Because an orange flame was spreading across Lucia’s hooded cloak as she crouched down.
“Ouch, ahh… aaaah…!”
Lucia, who was shaking as if in convulsions, raised her head and screamed.
Underneath the flowing hood, a face distorted in pain was revealed. Her eyes were already glowing, glowing orange.
“Lucifer… ?”
Diana, who was sitting right next to her, looked back at her blankly and muttered. Seren also looked away.
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“Your Majesty… Are you okay…?”
Even Ian’s entire body was covered in a red nova.
With a deep frown, his back automatically bent forward. It wasn’t enough that the heat was burning like a soldering iron, it was covering my entire body. Karha’s anger at losing the great warrior seemed to be fully conveyed.
Finally, his head barely turned back.
“both… Step back… !”
A hazy wave spread across Ian’s eyes as he spat out his words in a suppressed voice.
“Ahh?!”
The next moment, Diana’s body, which was looking at Lucia, flew away as if it had been pushed.
Kwajangchangchang-
And that was the same for Seren, who had caught Ian’s gaze. As the two flew far away and rolled around on the sand dunes, Ian, who had been barely holding on, finally collapsed.
“Ahhh- ahhhhhhhh-!”
Then his vision brightened dramatically, as orange flames shot up, engulfing Lucia’s screaming body.
It looked like a human sacrifice, but Ian couldn’t properly check Lucia’s condition.
‘Carha… This bastard… really… ?’
Because he too was overcome by the sensation of being burned alive.
Ian gritted his teeth and his eyes suddenly closed. It felt like lava was glowing inside his body. It was even slowly rising like a volcano about to erupt. It was an unstoppable change.
“—–!”
Soon, Ian raised his head and let out heat with all his might.
A blood-boiling roar echoed through his entire body, and his vision turned bright red. All his senses evaporated and scattered, leaving Ian’s consciousness alone in the middle of the blazing red divinity.
And in the next moment, Ian felt a hot gaze pierce through him.
‘… I know you wanted to see me, but did you have to do it this way, you piece of shit?’
Ian chewed and spat it out without avoiding his gaze.
What followed was a dizzying sound of thunder that shook my consciousness. Karha was smiling.
Of course, Ian didn’t laugh at all.
‘Send it back when the verification is complete. ‘Isn’t this the time to be having a meeting with you?’
But the laughter did not subside. Karha smiled and looked away. Ian’s consciousness followed his gaze and bounced like a beam of light.
Afterwards, the center of my vision became brighter. It was right after that that I realized that the illusion was not over.
‘Hope City…?’
Because the snow-covered square and the cityscape were spread out before my eyes.
The city of the northern barbarians he built.
In the familiar, but much more prosperous, squares and streets, hundreds and thousands of savages were gathered, all looking up in the same direction.
There was no need to think deeply about what they were seeing, because the black wall would have collapsed by now.
It was then that the gazes of some of the savages turned towards Ian.
“Oh, no…?”
A look of horror began to spread across their faces. Ian finally realized that he was looking at them through the statue.
“That’s… No way…?”
“Oh my God, Karhar… !”
The eyes of the wild people gathered on the street were focused on him. Ian easily found familiar faces among them.
The warriors and elders, including Oderna Volver. Their faces, filled with shock, were not much different from what Ian remembered.
Of course, not everyone was like that.
“big… Warrior… !”
Askel, who was sighing with his eyes wide open, seemed like he could no longer be called a boy. The boy standing next to him, League, had grown up a lot, and so did he.
‘The state of the city is like that too… Anyway, it’s been at least two years.’
While Ian was thinking to himself.
“everyone… “Worship!”
Raising the ax in his hand, Askel raised his voice.
“Our great warrior- has returned-!”
The roar was enough to awaken the spirits of the frightened wild people.
“The Great Warrior is alive-!”
“I knew it! Worship the Thunder Warrior!”
“Our superhuman-! Ooooooh-!”
A thunderous roar filled the city in an instant. Their joy and delight became a hot heat and rushed towards Ian. It was only after that that a red divinity began to spread among the wildling warriors.
“Oh- oh oh oh!”
“Northern-superhuman!”
With the cries of the wildlings, Ian’s consciousness was thrown back into the blazing red waves. A feeling of being sucked into somewhere followed. My vision, which had been dyed red, suddenly turned dark.
The strange silence continued for a while.
‘… … !’
A huge, bright yellow eye appeared in the middle of the darkness. A long, vertically torn pupil, burning like a flame, appeared in its center.
‘Are you okay? What price did you have to pay?’
Ian asked straight away, looking at the eyes staring at him. This was because she sensed that she would not have much time to stay here.
“… … .”
But no answer came back.
The eyes that were staring at Ian just gently curved.
Relief and joy spread through the huge eyes, as well as a strange sense of sadness.
‘Why aren’t you saying anything-‘
Just as he was about to add, Ian’s consciousness snapped again. The pale yellow eye light, which receded like a beam of light, was obscured by the blazing flames and disappeared.
Coo coo coo coo…
The loud noise and vibration that shook my entire body suddenly became clear. The red heat that obscured my vision was pushed away.
“Coolook…!”
Ian, who had placed his palm on the ground, coughed up blood. The red divinity on his entire body was dispersing as if evaporating.
Ian, who was panting from dizziness, then turned his head to the side.
Hurrr… .
This was because the flame that covered Lucia was also fading away. She was slightly sunken around her and him. There must have been some kind of nova explosion.
Phussss… thud-
As the fire died down without even leaving a trace of smoke, Lucia fell to the side helplessly.
Ian turned around in a hurry and crawled over to hug her. A faint sense of relief flashed across his eyes right after.
‘… The welcoming greeting here is also quite rude.’
It was because he noticed that Lucia had simply lost consciousness.
Although it burned so dazzlingly. Because not a single strand of her hair was burned. Even the cloak was intact.
Kwaaaa- Ssaaaa-
The sound of strong waves followed, piercing my ears. Ian, who reflexively looked away while holding Lucia in his arms, stiffened once again.
This was because the huge purple light that had been dyeing the distant sea was quickly moving away. The sea waters that had been running wild as if they were in a frenzy were also moving along with the light.
‘To the inland sea… ‘Are we advancing?’
Ian finally realized that this was no longer an isolated sea. The distorted and misaligned space-time had returned to its original state.
While he stared at the purple color gradually fading away as if he was sinking into the deep sea.
Kurur… .
The earthquake has completely subsided. At the same time, a quest completion window appeared before my eyes. The quest received just before the collapse began has been completed.
“… … .”
Closing the window, Ian raised his head. Instead of chaos like the Milky Way, only thick dark clouds filled the vast night sky.
“It’s… over…?”
It was then that a soft voice came from behind me. It was Diana.
“…okay.”
Without looking away from the sky, Ian finally opened his mouth.
“The black wall has collapsed. completely.”
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